Raids on Axis Shipping Cause Heavy Damage
Middle East headquarters announced heavy raids against Axis shipping in the Mediterranean and attacks on Tripoli in Libya. RAF strikes left at least one sinking remnant and another damaged, with debris and fires at Tripoli fort and power station. Italian and Bengali raids disrupted rail and encampments, Malta and Sicily aerial combat saw several losses, while RAF protection for forward troops continued and pamphlets explained the British-Russian entry.
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Cairo
Tripoli
Libya
Mediterranean
Middle East
Royal Air Force
RAP
Feet Air Arm
Bardia
Escline
Malta
Sicily
Sevral
Famagusta
Cyprus
Tran
RAF
Royal Navy volunteers aid New Brunswick farmers harvest
Men of the Royal Navy in port offered to surrender all or part of two weeks furlough to help harvest crops in New Brunswick. They acted voluntarily in appreciation of Canadian troops in Britain and in response to farmers’ severe labour shortage.
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Saint Joon
N.B
Royal Navy
Port
New Brunswick
Britain
New War Savings Stamps Series Features Eight Designs
Ottawa reports the war savings committee authorized a new series of stamps showing Canada’s armed forces. The eight designs depict aviators, a soldier, a tank, a sailor, a destroyer, an anti aircraft gun, nurses, and a Wellington bomber. Sales begin September.
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Tesuie
Ottawa
War Savings Committee
Canada
Oldest Circus Goes On Auction Block Amid War Strains
James Sanger, descendant of Sanger's 1827 founder, says the famous circus will be auctioned September 15 as wartime shortages and travel limits bite. Labor, gasoline and food scarcities worsen the touring company woes and force sale.
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London
James Sanger
Sanger
Canadian trade mission opens Ecuador visit with honors
Guayaquil welcomed Trade Minister James A. MacKinnon and the Canadian trade delegation arriving from New York to resume a tour cut short last winter by MacKinnon’s illness. They were accorded honors typically reserved for visiting foreign secretaries of other nations.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
James A. MacKinnon
New York
Veterans urge Roosevelt to outlaw jurisdictional strikes
Veterans urged President Roosevelt to ban jurisdictional strikes in US defense industries and to strip draft deferments from workers who participate. American factories are producing about 30 airplane models for Great Britain.
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Philadelphie
The
Veterants of Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Wing Commander Bader May Have Shot Down German Plane
A New Zealand sergeant-pilot in Bader s section reported the wing commander radioed he was diving to attack several Messerschmitt 109s 5 000 feet below and ordered others to pick one each The squadron claimed four Messerschmitts in the engagement Bader reportedly broke an artificial limb on landing and a new limb was dropped to him by parachute during a RAF sweep over France No confirmation from German sources yet
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London
Douglase Bader
Fon
France
Air Minstry
New Zealand
Bader
Royal Air Force
Court Starts Work in Occupied Paris Watchmen to Guard Railways
Vichy authorities establish a summary court with death power over all Communists and anarchists in seven occupied departments. Civilian watchmen conscripted to guard railways around Paris face death for sabotage as the court collaborates with German authorities and mirrors military tribunal status.
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Vichy
Paris
Ihy
Freedom Was Short-Lived Freedom Seaman Captured Near Stanbridge Station
Stanbridge Station Quebec reports 28 year old Italian seaman Tulle Festa, an escapee from an internment camp near Montreal, was captured by Canadian customs officer E Campbell near the village, then turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Festa reportedly worked with a fatigue squad of about 36 men on a farm when seized. brief struggle described, no injuries to either party.
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Allan
Stanbridge Station
Que
Tulle Festa
United States
E. Campbell
Customs Service
Festa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Montreal
Campbell
Winnipeg inventor offers two gas saving devices to Army
Winnipeg man C. Nelson Pogue announced to Canadian army officers in Ottawa that his carburetor could nearly double mileage per gallon and that an oil reclaimer would cut oil consumption. The claims followed a prior report that his carburetor had been stolen.
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Winnipeg
C. Nelson Pogue
Ordnance Offic
Ottawa
Duke of York Ready to Join Net Fleet, Armament Complete
London report says Britain's battle ship Duke of York, launched by the Queen last year, is ready to join the Net Fleet. Shipyard workers completed arming the 35,000 ton battleship, a sister to King George V and the Prince of Wales, after around the clock shifts.
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London
Britain
New Wave-Length Crasher Fights German Radio Intrigue
In a cryptic broadcast, Deutschlander radio station battles a new wave length crasher with interwoven Nazi and anti Nazi voices. The exchange features rapid lines, interrupted news clips, and a chilling line about conquering oneself to death amid claims of Bolshevik interference and counter measures against Russians.
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London
Germany
Deutschlander
Britain
Parachute Troops Training Speeded Up in Washington
An army announcement said parachute training is accelerated and a third parachute battalion is being formed ahead of schedule. When complete the force will exceed 1,500 volunteers.
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Washington
Praise for Canadian equipment from Lt Gen McNaughton
Lt Gen A G L McNaughton praised Canadian force equipment during Mackenzie King’s visit to the first division. He highlighted boats, Bren guns, carriers, and a forthcoming Montreal built tank sample. He praised Canada made battis dress for durability and wool content, calling it superior to the British version and the Bren gun a high quality weapon.
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Nm. McNaughton
England
A. G. L. McNaughton
Dominion
Mackenzie King
McNaughton
Montreal
Roosevelt Labels Rumor Campaign Aimed at Opponents of Hitler
President Roosevelt charged that a organized campaign spread rumors distortions and falsehoods to sabotage aid to opponents of Hitlerism. He cited a Washington restaurant bill as an example and said the focus should be on the alleged rumor campaign rather than misuse of lease lend funds.
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Hitler
Roosevelt
Washington
Soviet Warning to Japan Over Vladivostok Supplies
New York reports that the BBC in a NBC broadcast said the Soviet Union warned Japan that any attempt to stop supplies reaching Vladivostok would be treated as an unfriendly act.
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New York
BBC
NBC
Soviet Russia
Japan
Vladivostok
Regulations Stiffen War Order Rules for U S Firms
Washington announces a broad revision of priority rules requiring American manufacturers to accept orders for war supplies for the United States and allied nations including Britain Canada Russia and China even if it delays civilian deliveries. E R Stettinius, defence mobilization director, says the change extends wartime priority to all producers distributors and dealers and hints that repeated refusals could lead to loss of supplies.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Canada
Russia
China
R Stettinius
Defence Paenues
Memorial service honors Rt. Hon. Arthur B. Purvis
Representatives of three governments and business leaders attended a memorial service in Christ Church Cathedral for Arthur B. Purvis killed in an overseas airplane crash. A memorial message from Canadian Industries Limited offices nationwide reflected his former presidency. Mrs Purvis and son Blaikie sat in the packed church alongside other family members.
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Montreal
Christ Church
Arthur B. Purvis
Canada
Canadian Industries Limited
Purvis
Exports Rise for Winnipeg Wheat and Flour in 1941
Wheat and flour exports for the crop year ending July 31 1941 reached 230 416 886 bushels, up from 192 674 368 bushels the prior year. Flour shipments totaled 10 298 827 barrels, the largest since 1928 29, while May 1941 wheat shipments totaled 36 805 411 bushels, the highest for that month in the board of grain commissioners record.
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Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners
Regimental Numbers Set for Canadian Women’s Army Corps
Defence HQ announced CWAC volunteers will receive regimental numbers prefixed by the letter W on enrolment. The first digit denotes the military district of service, with capacity planned for 1000 numbers per district.
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
British plans to use Russian ships for Australian produce
Britain Australia and the Soviet Union reportedly consider plans to use Russian ships to help move surplus Australian produce. The produce has already been purchased by Britain.
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Melbourne
Great Britain
Australa
Soviet Union
Britain
War prisoners may be employed outside camps
Melbourne reports the Commonwealth government is considering a plan to employ enemy war prisoners outside interment camps to meet requests from farmers and private industry for labor.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
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